federation
[noun]
Synonyms: union, alliance, amalgamation, association, coalition, combination, league, syndicate

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fed‧e‧ra‧tion AC /ˌfedəˈreɪʃən/ noun

1. [countable] a group of organizations, clubs, or people that have joined together to form a single group ⇒ confederation:
the National Federation of Women’s Institutes

2. [countable] a group of states that have joined together to form a single group:
the Russian Federation

3. [uncountable] when groups of people, states etc join together to form a larger group

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

federation
noun
ADJ. loose He proposed a loose federation of small, local groups.
national | international, world the International Federation of Football Clubs
athletics, soccer, etc. the British Athletics Federation
employers', industry, labour, police, trade union
VERB + FEDERATION create, form, set up They were now ready to create a national labour federation.
FEDERATION + VERB break up The federation broke up in 1989.
PREP. in a/the ~ the six republics in the federation
within a/the ~ He urged them to remain within the federation.
~ of a federation of over 3,000 organizations
PHRASES a member of a federation

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